The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) took place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet.” OCP Group joined representatives from governments, international organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector to…
Rivian debuted new tech at its first “Autonomy and AI Day” in Palo Alto, California, Dec. 11, 2025. Credit: Rivian PALO ALTO, Calif. – Shares of Rivian Automotive declined 6.1% Thursday after the electric vehicle maker held its first “Autonomy and AI Day,” with plans to eventually launch self-driving EVs. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and…
MoneyBadger CEO Carel Van Wyk. South African payment and logistics leaders say the country’s digital commerce sector is set for solid growth in 2026, but exporters may face continued pressure from US tariffs. The forecasts come from executives at Peach Payments, MoneyBadger and TUNL, who outlined expected trends for the year ahead. MoneyBadger CEO Carel…
Nairobi — Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has urged African nations to shift from exporting raw materials to producing high-value finished goods, calling for a new era of economic independence to match the political liberation achieved by earlier generations. Speaking as Chief Guest at Kenya’s 62nd Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Friday, Mahama…
Africa’s Internet pioneer, Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, has underscored the urgent need for the continent’s internet institutions and governments to shift focus from what he described as excessive attention to governance theories to strengthening operational and technical capacity. He warned that Africa risked undermining the sustainability of its critical digital infrastructure if it continued to…
Once you have skied down mountains at speeds exceeding 80 mph, there are only so many ways to replace that feeling. Since injuries led Lindsey Vonn to retire in 2018 after one of the most decorated and highest-profile careers in the history of American skiing, she tried investing. Vonn, the 2010 Olympic gold medalist, wrote…
Africa’s digital transformation continues to accelerate, driven by growing cloud adoption and rising interest in artificial intelligence. Yet many organisations still face challenges in converting these ambitions into measurable business outcomes. According to Cliff de Wit, group chief innovation officer at Accelera Digital Group, the success of AI-driven initiatives depends as much on culture and…
Excitement builds up as Morocco welcomes the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for December 21 to January 18, 2026. The Atlas Lions are currently top of African rankings and playing before their home crowd positions them among the hot favourites to win the tournament they last won in 1976. But who else are…
As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and West. Against this backdrop, the UN Alliance of Civilizations marks two decades of bridging divides as its Riyadh Forum takes on intolerance, hate speech, and the fight for mutual respect in a multipolar world. On 14-15 December, the Suadi…
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday’s failed coup, Benin’s foreign minister says. The attempt was foiled after Nigeria deployed fighter jets to drive the mutineers out of a military base and state TV headquarters, where they had declared a takeover. This…
